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Ignorant person saying that istikhaara can mislead one

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Q: What if a person says these kind of words “istakhara is for world and we should follow our brain. We should not do istakhara, we do not need istakhara. People do it to cheat others.” Actually I did istakhara and a man said these words to change my decision. My mom and I got the same answer, but I said to him that it is Sunah to do istakhara. He still did not believe it to be right, although he said I am making decisions using istakhara. And istakhara misleads you. Can that person be called a munaafiq? He was told that it is Sunnah.

Bismillaah

A: His statements are based on sheer ignorance. If he says that istikhaara can mislead you, then really he is mislead. You do not have to be bothered about what he is saying. Istikhaara is proven from the sunnah.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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